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Happy Karva Chauth :)

Sheela Mishra — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:14:57 +0000

The fast of Karva Chauth is celebrated specially in north India, as a festival. This fast is observed by married women to enrich their married life. And, by worshiping Goddess, they ask for the longevity of their husband. After keeping the whole day fast, the moon is visioned in the evening and the fast is concluded. On this day of fast, Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati, Lord Ganesha and Kartikay, and moon is worshiped. In this year, this fast will be observed on 15 October 2011. Karva Chauth Celebration In this fast, mainly Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati are worshiped. This fast is observed on Chaurthi of Krishna Paksha in Kartik Mas, specially in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Well, according to our mythology, Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati are worshiped for family’s happiness, peace and well-being. As a husband wife couple, Shiva and Parvati have both religious and mythological importance. Famous Saga of Karva Chauth Many stories are prevalent about this fast, in which one the story of one sister and seven brothers is very famous. Long time ago, there was a girl. She had seven sister, and she got married to a king. On the first Karva Chauth, the girl came to her parents house. She kept the fast of Karva Chauth, but, as it was her first Karva Chauth, she could not tolerate the hunger and thirst.She was eagerly waiting for moon to come out. Her seven brothers got upset looking at her condition. They all loved their sister a lot. They planed for conclusion of their sister’s fast. And, from behind the leaves of Pipal, they showed her fake shadow of moon in a mirror. The girl thought of this fake moon as real one and concluded her fast, by eating food. After the conclusion of fast by the girl, her husband’s health started getting worse. On listening the news of her husbands bad health, she reached her parents-in-laws house. On the way she met Lord Shanker and Goddess Parvati. Goddess Parvati told her, that her husband was dead, because she had concluded her fast by the vision of fake moon. After hearing this, the girl asked apologies for her brothers act. Goddess Parvati said her “Your husband can be alive again. But, for this you will have to complete the fast of Karva Chauth in a systematic manner.” Then, Mata Parvati, explained the whole procedure of this fast to the girl. As instructed by Goddess, the girl again observed the fast in a systematic way and got back the life of her husband. The fast of Karva Chauth is kept for the husband’s good health and longevity. In the northern India, this fast has crossed its boundaries of faith and confidence, rather, it is not influenced by the fashion and colors of this new age. Karva Chauth in A New Form The significance of Karva Chauth Vrat has increased with time. Among the modern and educated ladies, where on one side the relevance of other fast got reduced, and the fast of Karva Chauth become mode of expressing love for the lovers, fiance or husbands. Now, its not just a fast kept by the married women, but it has become the first Vrat kept by husbands for their wives. It came into view, that this fast is kept by both, husband and wife. After keeping the Vrat for each other the whole day, at night they go to a restaurant and eat food with each others hand. Today the basic motive behind this fast is mutual love and dedication. Rituals like listening to the fast story, not drinking water, offering water to moon and drinking water from husband’s hand, are tried to be followed. But, being job oriented, all the rituals are not performed systematically. On Karva Chauth, women like to embellish together with observing of fast. On this day, women wear beautiful clothes. Shops of Sarees and fashion are full with ladies. They are so very interested to go to beauty parlours. This day, ladies are not limited to make up stuff, but they go for getting Mehendi on their hands and feet, which earns Lakhs of rupees to henna market people. Standing in a long line for make is also acceptable by them today. Karva Chauth: Increasing Mutual Harmony of Married Life Profits earned by market through Karva Chauth is quite clear. But, the fast plays an important role in making married life happy and successful. Because Karva Chauth today is, not just a festival of tradition rather a source of sharing of feelings. Speciality of our culture is that the mythology has the trace of novelty. There used to be a time, when this fast was observed by ladies as an act of dedication for their husbands. But, today it has become a symbol of unity and coordination between a husband and wife. Time has made this Vrat festival more sensitive and an expression of love. observing fast for each other, strengthen the bond of realization and understanding. In the metro life, which changes with time,husband and wife don’t get to spend much time together.Both of them are job oriented. They are not able to express their emotion for each other because of the lack of time. Procedure of Karva Chauth Worship To observe the fast of Karva Chauth, after completing daily work in the early morning, God Shiva and Goddess Parvati are worshiped. Water is kept in a utensil made of mud, calendar of Karva Chauth is hung and worshiped. Married women, fast for the whole day, and worship again in the evening, and also, hear the Karva Chauth saga. In the evening, the Vrat is concluded by worshiping moon.

Can You Bring Me Back To Life ?

Sheela Mishra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:05:42 +0000

If only you could see the tears
In the world you left behind..

If only you could heal my heart
Just one more time..

Even when I close my eyes
Theres an image of your face..

Once again I come to realise
I’ll have to live to make you live..

But I will give my life away
If you don’t wish me to smile..

Because my heart keeps asking you
What on earth will you do about me, love..

What will you do..
To bring me back to live..

What will you do..
Except coming to me..

What will you do..
You have no choice left..

As I have no hope left…

Stop Playing With My Emotions

Sheela Mishra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:02:51 +0000

When this began..
I had nothing to say
And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me

I was confused..

And I let it all out to find
That Iâ€™m not the only person with these things in mind

Inside of me..

But all the vacancy the words revealed
Is the only real thing that Iâ€™ve got left to feel

Nothing to lose..

Just stuck/ hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own

And Iâ€™ve got nothing to say
I canâ€™t believe I didnâ€™t fall right down on my face

I was confused..

Looking everywhere only to find
That itâ€™s not the way I had imagined it all in my mind

So what am I..

What do I have but negativity
â€™Cause I canâ€™t justify the way, everyone is looking at me

Nothing to lose..
Nothing to gain/ hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own..

My World is Dark Without You

Sheela Mishra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:59:11 +0000

In our gazes,
of presents and pasts
darkness lastsâ€”
as far as where horizons
tell ends from the starts
darkness lastsâ€”

We hear footsteps,
approaching us and leaving us
we hear things falling
and breaking into parts.
We sit helplessly
in the cold chest of blindness
with hands on our hearts
where darkness lastsâ€”
We listen to marching warriors,
to bugles and to hollers.
We listen to the echoes
from pulpits and from bars

We listen to the whispers
of earth, seas and forests
we hear claps and praises
for some magicianâ€™s crafts
and moans from hospital wards
with hands on our hearts
where darkness lastsâ€”

Now and then we venture,
to stand on our feet
we take on the adventure
of stepping into unseen lands
on our way we stumble
over others still sitting
in the cold chest of blindness
on our invisible paths
with hands on their hearts
where darkness lastsâ€”

Silent Ray Of Hopes..

Sheela Mishra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:55:48 +0000

I stood by the window
With good reasons to curse
For life was turning from bad to worse
I wondered how could anyone preserve his morality
When all around is disloyalty.

When people around you are all so corrupt
How could it not be your principle and values disrupt
I looked outside keeping aside my plight
When suddenly i saw a wonderful sight.

Far away on a small flower bed
Grew a little rose,so bright and red
The rose with thorns was completely surrounded
Yet in pleasant fragrance it fully abounded.

Beside there was a pond with weeds of every kind
In grew a lotus of colour rare to find
Surroundings too filthy,smell really awful
Yet the lotus bloomed,radiant and beautiful.

In an atmosphere conducive and fine
everything would glitter and shine
But living in hell and doom
Its really creditable to bloom.

Look at lotus,look at rose
Its allways the beauty,wherever it grows

I Cant Live Without Love..

Sheela Mishra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:53:06 +0000

Iâ€™ve been through this
A thousand and one times before
And I refuse
To feel this anymore.

In the playground
Their game had me as meat
While they trampled on me
With their words and with their feet.

Out around town
Abuse and torment
Sinful faces that I know
Will never repent.

And still, even now
That the past is in the past
Youâ€™d think the abuse
Would be over at last?

But I still live in fear
Of these people I come across
It seems to be always their gain â€¦
And eternally my loss..

I Miss You, Come Back For me

Sheela Mishra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:41:42 +0000

We were Inseparable,
The times we were together
We Wouldd play all day and talk all night
Like Two Feathers Of a Bird,

We were, Sometimes So lonely,
The times we were Apart,
But Prayed to God for one another
With earnest from our hearts.

We were often In deep Distress
The times We weren’t together.
But you stayed close, I Held your hand
We braved life’s Stormy Weather,

We are inseparable,
The times we are together -
Your influence upon my life
Makes me live for the better,

Still I Miss those Days,
When We Were Together
Come Back,
Atleast For The Sake Of My Love

For U, My pain was Just a Game

Sheela Mishra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:35:31 +0000

He doesn’t share the same pain i do
I still wanna be with you

you don’t share the same pain i do
you don’t think about me..
I spend every second of my day thinking About you
You don’t share the same pain i do

You don’t replay all the memories over in Your head
I’m telling you, you don’t share the same Pain i do

You really don’t understand my pain
I have to lie to everyone
I have to hide everything everyday
I’m walking, talking a lie

You don’t understand the pain I’m in
We don’t share the same pain ..

When Trust Hurts

Sheela Mishra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:32:26 +0000

My tears can fool the rain
My heart still feels the pain
I’ve cried an ocean of tears
My heart is still filled with fears

They say trust is hard to take
But ever so easy to break
They say broken trust can’t be taken back,
But i hope you can see through the black

Your words cut through and now it’s messed
And the fact that you can’t trust me
I’ve Lost Who I am, I Don’t Know What To Be

Nobody feels my pain

Sheela Mishra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:31:11 +0000

Ready to scream,
Ready to kill,
Hurt and bleed…
I know i will,
Meet my eyes,
With your’s,
Cry myself to sleep at night,
And you seem to be the cause,
Pick up my knife,
On my wrist now a slash,
You tore my heart out,
Trampled on it like trash,
Im a mess…
But you don’t care,
You meet my eyes…
Then leave me to stare,
Do you want me to cry for you!
For the rest of my life??
Or would you rather me…
Pick up the gun or a knife?
Coz right now death seems,
To be the quickest way,
To give my heart a rest…
And take away my pain..